Bag fastener



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Patented Aug. 30, 1932.

STATES PATENT OFFICE WILLIAM C. HIERING, 0F NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO E. MEBGOTT COM- PANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE BAG FASTENER Application filed November 12, 1930. Serial No. 495,099.

This invention relates to frames for ladies hand bags, and more particularly to latching devices for such frames.

It is an object of the invention to provide a latching device which may be mounted on a bag frame in a manner such as not to interfere with the attaching of a covering material to the frame.

A further object is the provision of a latching device comprising few parts which may be readily and conveniently assembled in a manner as to render the latch reliable and positive in action.

These and other advantageous objects, which will later appear, are accomplished by the simple and practical construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and exhibited in the accompanying drawing, forming part hereof, and in which:

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bag frame embodying the invention.

Figure 2 represents a side view of the latch mounted on the frame.

Figure 3 represents a sectional view taken on line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 represents a side view of the latch with a portion cut away.

Referring to the drawing, in Figure 1, a bag frame is shown to comprise a pair of substantially U-shaped channelled frame members 5 and 6 having their free ends hingedly connected at 8. The fabric 7 or other covering material for a hand bag is passed over the outer walls of the channels 5 and 6 and secured thereto by well known means.

The bottoms of the channel members 5 and 6 each have a pair of apertures through which pass projections 11 and 13, which are respectively integral with plates 9 and 12, the projections being bent over the under sides of the bottoms of the channels to enable the plates to be swung slightly from side to side.

As shown in Figure 3, the plates are spaced from the side walls of the channels, and plate 9 has a cut-out portion 10 to receive a stud 16 having a semi-spherical head 17.

The stud 16 has a reduced portion 15 provided also with a semi-spherical head 18. The reduced portion 15 of the stud is movable in a slot in the plate 12.

The plate 12 has an enlarged upper portion 12 which has an arcuate recess 19, as shown in Figure 4, in which is positioned a wire spring 20, which abuts and normally urges the stud 15 to the bottom of slot 14, the portion 15 being guided by the head 18 and the stud 16 which have surfaces abutting opposite sides of the enlarged portion 12 of plate 12.

The swinging movement of plate 12 is limited by the engagement of edge 21 on the enlarged portion 12' with the upper edge of the inner wall of the channel 5.

In Figure 3, the latch is shown in a closed position, and when it is desired to open the bag, the stud 15 is moved upwardly in the slot 14 against the action of the spring 20, to release the head 17 from engagement with the plate 9.

To close the bag, it is only necessary to press the frame members together, which will cause the head 17 to cam over plate 17 and snap into a closed position as shown in Figure 3.

It will be noted that the plates 9 and 12 are entirely independent of the side walls of the channel members, and the latching means are also independent of the walls. This enables a ready interchanging of plates and latches of different designs from one frame to another without necessitating alterations on the frames.

The foregoing disclosure is to be regarded as descriptive and illustrative only, and not as restrictive or limitative of the invention, of which obviously an embodiment may be constructed including many modifications without departing from the general scope herein indicated and denoted in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is;

1. In a hand bag frame having inwardly channelled U-shaped members hinged together, a latching device comprising plates secured to the bottoms of the channels and extending upwardly between the walls thereof, one of said plates having an enlarged portion provided with a recess and a slot, a spring positioned in the recess, a stud slidably mounted in the slot and normally urged downwardly by the spring, means to retainthe stud in the slot, and a cam head on the stud 5 to cam over and engage the other plate when the frame members are pressed together.

2. In a hand bag frame having inwardly channelled U-shaped members hinged together, a latching device comprising plates 10 secured to the bottoms of the channels and extending upwardly between the'walls thereof, one of said plates having an enlarged portion provided with an arcuate recess and a 7 slot, a spring Wire in the recess, a stud slide 15 ably mounted in the slot and directly engagingthe spring wire, said spring wire urging the stud downwardly, means to retain the stud in the slot, and a cam head on the stud to 'cam over and directly-engage theother plate 2 when the frame members are pressed together.

This specification signed this 17th day of June, 1931. I

1 l I WILLIAM C. HIEBING. 

